about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | E Dorian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MBP (details in the Discography below).
DiscographyHere are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 13#2 | [MBP] Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy. Paul Brady. Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy (flute), Paul Brady (guitar, vocals), Tommy Peoples (fiddle). | |
| ~1996 | 10#2 | [SBw] Folan and Davey. Skin and Bow. Declan Folan (fiddle), Junior Davey (bodhrán). | |
| 1997 | 2.21#1 | [Drv 4] Dervish. Live in Palma. Cathy Jordan (vocals), Liam Kelly (flute), Shane McAleer (fiddle), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Brian McDonagh (mandola, guitar), Micheal Holmes (bouzouki). | |
| ~1997 | 17#2 | [CBt] various. Celtic Beat. Traditional Music from Ireland. Neil Martin (pipes, whistle), Davy Maguire (flute, whistle), Brian McAteer (fiddle), Breandan O'Hare (flute, whistle), Jason O'Rourke (concertina), John McSherry (pipes), Ray Gallen (bodhrán). | |
| ~1998 | 6#1 | [KHe] Kevin Henry. One's Own Place - A Family Tradition. Kevin Henry (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals). | |
| 1999 | 2#1 | [JWh 2] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). | |
| ~1999 | 9#1 | [PF] Patty Furlong. Traditional Irish Music on Button Accordion. Patty Conway Furlong (accordion). | |
| ~1999 | 22#2 | [MtRd] various. The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. | |
| ~2000 | 13#2 | [LLPQ 1] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Bernie Conneely (banjo), Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle), Sharon Whelton (flute, whistle). | |
| 2001 | 15#1 | [JCrv] John Creaven. The Story So Far. John Creaven (flute). | |
| ~2002 | 1.7#1 | [WFO 2] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 2. | |
| ~2003 | 12#1 | [JCt 4] John Carty. At It Again. John Carty (fiddle). | |
| ~2003 | 2.18#2 | [WFO 2] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 2. | |
| ~9999 | 1 | [1] various. Alan's personal session tapes. |
BibliographyHere are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #51 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #47 in volume 3 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As jig #89 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 92 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As jig #14 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| On page 153 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #65 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #109 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?